Swiss Biotech Report 2006

35NUMBER OF PATENTS /YEARWORLWIDEWORLDWIDE PATENT APPLICATIONSFROM SWISS UNIVERSITIESNUMBER OF PATENTS OF SWISSSUPPLIERS7060504030201001995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005Source: Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property3025201510501995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005Source: Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property4540353025201510501995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005Source: Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual PropertyNumber of patents/year (patent families) worldwide fromSwiss biotech companies. The companies are selectedaccording to the Swiss Biotech internet page (www.swissbiotech.org).Large multinational companies such as Roche,Novartis, etc. are excluded, since these companies alsoapply for numerous patents in other areas than biotechnology.Worldwide patent applications (patent families) from SwissUniversities, the Federal Institutes of Technology and theUniversities for Applied Sciences in the area of biotechnology.This graph shows a trend only without an emphasison the total number of patent applications per year.Switzerland has an outstanding supplier base for biotechnology.A competent supplier base is key to the successof core biotech companies. In Switzerland, the supplierbase has developed its strength over the past decades,building on the historic force of the sector. Dependingon the industry segment of the suppliers, there are morethan 800 specialists, according to the Swiss Life ScienceDatabase, www.swisslifesciences.ch. The graph showsthe worldwide patent applications of Swiss suppliers andservice companies for the biotech industry.